by dbeach » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:41 pm
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=676913">www.wtopnews.com/index.ph...sid=676913</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>"WASHINGTON - Low-flying fighter jets and other military aircraft are scheduled to run a series of training exercises around Washington early Monday morning. <br><br>The North American Aerospace Defense Command is conducting the training exercises over the Potomac River and around the city. <br><br>The exercise is designed to test NORAD's ability to intercept and identify aircraft that could pose a threat to the nation's capital. It involves several small Cessna aircraft and Learjets as well as an F-16 fighter jet and a Blackhawk helicopter. <br><br><br><br> NORAD has conducted such exercises throughout the U-S and Canada since the September Eleventh terrorist attacks. The exercises also help prepare for major events including the president's State of the Union speech later this month. " <p></p><i></i>
